Out There

Neo-Nazis just got a punch in the gut. That’s because Austria’s government made the wise move this past week to send a bill to parliament that would authorize them, if approved, to seize the home where Adolph Hitler was born. The plan is twofold: prevent Nazis from being able to ...

In a rare twist of fate that is simply epic, some poachers got a taste of their own medicine in Africa this month. Usually, we’re hearing sad stories about how they’ve managed to poach nearly extinct species that are often on the verge of collapse. But once in a while, ...

This past week hosted a rarity, something that has not occurred since 1967: A Strawberry Moon and the summer solstice taking place simultaneously. The Algonquin tribes from North American named this special moon because it marked the start of the strawberry harvest and season. But it’s known by more names ...

Smartphones, they’ve become a tried and true staple for most Americans. In fact, statistics show that they are widely used across the board between all age ranges, and they are the more commonly used to device to access the internet. These newer high-tech devices don’t often come cheap. Hot sellers ...

In the not so distant future, the power we need could very well be provided by floating solar power plants that are offshore. Wind farms have become very popular in recent years and now experts are looking at ways to create sustainable energy without having to develop land. The solution: ...

Scientists have long debated whether or not our universe is real or is just a simulation that’s being projected to us by some species of superior intellect. Most scientists, of course, go with the former; the universe is real and we’re just an ant in the ever-growing and virtually infinite ...

They are beautiful, rare and amazing. But monarch butterflies have also achieved another rarity in their existence: baffling scientists on how they accomplish a successful migration pattern each year. Not anymore. After years of studying them, scientists have concluded that these butterflies use the sun as their point of reference. ...

Make no exception: tigers are endangered and their numbers have been dwindling in recent decades. But, in lieu of all the bad news surrounding this magnificent creature, at least there is some good news for a change. Conservation groups say that the count of wild tigers is up. The tally, ...

With all of this talk about AI being the doomsday end to human beings, a quick look at how inefficient and incapable robots are today in an AI setting is telling. Pretty much, robots are rather stupid and inept in a real life setting. Sure, that could all change. But ...

Not to dash the selfie – which should have never been made a real word – just to dash the idiocy of some people who take selfies. Case in point: Yellowstone National Park has hosted its population of bison for eons. In the modern era, since smartphones and social media ...